I didn't think the term "Standard Play" was used to describe 78s until after the introduction of the Lp in 1948.
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> From: Michael Biel <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 2:27:21 PM
>Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Columbia Records SET C-117 All-time Favorite by Harry James.
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>I don't have my catalogs and monthly release sheets at hand to give a
>release date for 117 and 119, but the Columbia C series was re-started
>in March 1940 at number C-11. They were doing the Hot Classics during
>1940 - 43, especially during the musicians strike, so those numbers will
>help guide you. The Cugat C-54 was issued by mid-1942.
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>Fuji's use of SP means "Standard Play" which is the term much of the
>world outside the U.S. gives for 78s.
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>Mike Biel [log in to unmask]
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>-------- Original Message --------
>Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Columbia Records SET C-117 All-time Favorite by
>Harry James.
>From: David Lewis <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: Wed, June 06, 2012 1:37 pm
>To: [log in to unmask]
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>Indeed, Cary's date may be right -- C-119 is "The Park Avenue
>Hillbillie"
>which was definitely not issued until 1947. These sets are a little
>strange
>because they mostly use older masters and do not seem to have been
>issued
>in strictly chronological sequence. C-54, "Rhumba with Cugat," was
>issued
>before the end of World War II, and consists of records made mostly in
>1940.
>
>My bad.
>
>UD
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>On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:30 PM, David Lewis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Fuji,
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>> I'm not sure what you mean by "SP" but C-117 was issued pretty early in
>> Columbia's 78 pop album set program, perhaps 1942. The 10" LP version was
>> C-6009. The "Ciribiribin" disc was sometimes a hot version with an extended
>> solo and at others -- and mostly -- a vocal version with Frank Sinatra.
>>
>> Uncle Dave Lewis
>> Lebanon, OH
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>> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Yasuhiro Fujioka <
>> [log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Re. Columbia Records SET C-117 All-time Favorite by Harry James.
>>> Does anyone know about this SP set (4 discs) release year? My question is
>>> if John Coltrane could hear this around 1943 (17 years old) when he moved
>>> from High Point, NC to Philadelphia, PA.
>>> I know he used to listen to these music on SP single but my question is,
>>> "If he could listen to this SP set?"
>>> When was this set released?
>>>
>>> Yasuhiro "Fuji" Fujioka
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